Tuberculosis

RICHMOND – Rarely is potentially frightening phraseology found in the state budget. But the $40,000 set aside each year "for the purchase of medications and supplies for individuals who have drug-resistant tuberculosis" is kind of a show stopper. The Virginia Department of Health tracks tuberculosis cases statewide and monitors treatment. It logged about 180 cases of non-resistant TB last year, the lowest annual number it had ever seen, according to Jane Moore, the program director. Resistant strains, which are resistant to at least two of the four drugs used for treatment, are much more rare. The program saw one new case in 2013, Moore said, though patients in other,...

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